China Clay - Deep vs Spice Beige
Where China Clay - Deep belongs to Little Greene's range, Spice Beige is a PPG color. Hue-wise, China Clay - Deep belongs to the beige family and Spice Beige to the beige-pink family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (57 vs 58), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.2, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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China Clay - Deep vs Spice Beige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see China Clay - Deep on one side and Spice Beige on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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China Clay - Deep reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes China Clay - Deep the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
China Clay - Deep reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 43, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 4, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 84 vs 57, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 21, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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China Clay - Deep reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 41, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 25, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
China Clay - Deep reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
China Clay - Deep reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 7, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 24, China Clay - Deep is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.